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No. 586,426. Patented July 13, 1897 Suvewtoz m: norms Pzvzns cu,mama-um" WASHINGTON, n. c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE D. EIGHMIE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SHIRT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 586,426, dated July 13,1897.

Application filed March 22, 1 8 9 7.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE D. EIGHMIE, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shirts, of whichthe following is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawings.

My invention relates to an improvement in shirts, having specificallyfor its object the production of a wristband made of a single strip ofmaterial and seamless at the outer edge, whereby a considerable savingof material, time, and labor is effected.

The invention will first be described in connection with theaccompanying drawings and then pointed out in the claim.

Figure 1 is a perspective View of a portion of a sleeve having myimproved wristband attached thereto. Fig. 2 is a plan View of the stripof material from which the wrist-band is made, showing by dotted linesthe manner of folding the same. Fig. 3 is a similar view showing thefirst fold. Fig. 4: is a perspective view, partly sectional, showing thewristband in place.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a sleeve.

B represents my improved wristband, made of a single strip of materialof the proper length and width. The strip is first folded on the line 22 in such manner that the upper edge of the strip w'ill project belowthe next folding-line 3 3, as shown in Fig. 3. The

lower edge of the strip is then stitched to the end of the sleeve in theusual manner and then folded back upon itself to conceal the $erial No.628,675. (No model.)

edge. The strip is then folded downward on line 3 3 and its folded edgealong line 2 2 is stitched to the end of the sleeve. A single line ofstitching 4. extends around the wrist band, near the upper edge thereof,simply to give a finish to the article.

My improved wristband is made from a single strip of material folded insuch manner that the outer edge is seamless, and, furthermore, the outerend of the Wristband is of four-ply thickness, while the remainder ofthe wristband is three-ply.

In practical use a three-ply wristband is preferable to one of four-ply,as it is more pliable, and therefore better adapted for the readyapplication of the cuff, yet it is desirable to make the outer edge ofthe wristband of suflicient thickness to avoid what is technicallycalled a knife-edge -in other words,

a thin edge liable to be soon frayed out in wear and laundering. Now bymy invention 1 accomplish both of these desirable results in acomparatively cheap and easy manner, as has been hereinabove described.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

In a shirt, a three-ply wristband having an additional ply at its outeredge, the whole made from a single pieceof material.

, In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

GEORGE D. EIGHIWIIE.

Witnesses:

WM. HUNTER MYERs, DAVID W. GOULD.

